Interactive Hypermedia Experimental Simulations for Introductory Biology and Cell Biology Students

问题是帮助900多名第一年和第二年的学生 生物学入门和细胞生物学课程的学生 在威斯康星大学河福尔斯分校， 科学研究者使用的思维技巧。 超媒体 开发的软件使入门学生能够 模拟细胞生物学中的实际实验研究， 生物技术，包括离子通道的膜片钳研究， 细胞膜和转基因胚胎的显微操作 用于建立艾滋病研究的动物模型。 学生可以 生成数据并从这些数据中进行推断。 的 计划进行模拟，以：（1）补充现有的 生物学导论实验室 在本课程中不可行的程序，（2） 丰富和扩大那些细胞生物学实验室， 学生动手的经验，至少有一些 模拟程序，（3）为学生的高级 分子生物学课程，包括实际操作 用于转基因动物生产的胚胎，和（4）服务 作为生物学专业的招生工具， 新的跨学科生物技术专业在华盛顿大学河福尔斯。 一项对照统计研究将评估长期 该项目的影响和成果将通过 为教育组织举办讲习班和演讲。

The problem is to help the over 900 first and second-year students in the Introductory Biology and Cell Biology courses at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls develop the critical thinking skills used by scientific investigators. Hypermedia software to be developed enables introductory students to simulate actual experimental investigations in cell biology and biotechnology, including patch clamp studies of ion channels in cell membranes and the micromanipulation of transgenic embryos used to create animal models for AIDS research. Students can generate data and make inferences from these data. The simulations are planned to: (1) complement existing laboratories in Introductory Biology with experimental procedures that are otherwise not feasible in this course, (2) enrich and expand those Cell Biology laboratories which do give students hands-on experience with at least some of the simulated procedures, (3) prepare students for the advanced Molecular Biology course which includes the actual manipulation of embryos used in transgenic animal production, and (4) serve as a recruitment tool for the Biology major and also for the new interdisciplinary Biotechnology major at UW-River Falls. A controlled statistical study will evaluate the long-term impact of this project and results will be disseminated via workshops and presentations to educational organizations.